An International Comparison of School-to-Work Transitions

For much of the twentieth century, women lagged considerably behind men in their educational attainment. However, in recent decades, young women have become an important source of human capital for labor markets in modern societies, as well as potential competitors to the male workforce. This book asks whether or not women have been able to convert their educational success into gains on the labor market

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Our aim in this chapter is to examine horizontal gender differences and vertical gender inequalities at labor market entry in West Germany. We are particularly interested in how gender differences and gender inequalities at labor market entry have developed over the course of the educational expansion that has so strongly improved females' educational chances in recent decades.

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